The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-04
FORTUNE FfNDEus.
Tho Luck Of Some New Orleans Men In the
Juno Drawing Of the Louisiana Suite Lot.

Tho Luck OF Some New Orleans Men In the
June Drawing Of the Louisiana Suite Lot.
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About noon on Wednesday three men
stepped into the private office Of tho
Louisiana Stats Lottery Company, aud
their smiling faces betrayed their errsMd.
They were John w. Tenny, en- engineer,
snd Charles Dennin and John Moran,
wstchmen, all three al present in Govern.
ment employ, the latter on board the
United States Government boat General
Newton, and Tenny is engineer Of the
Ruby, the boats now lying near the Ex.
poaition grounds, preparing for trip to
the .Atchaialsya. ssi5E5 i, 55il s.
Dsnn!s had twentieth OF the ticket
which won the 100000 prize, rolled up
carelesaly between his : fingers. He
Strengthened it out on the table, and said:
"There it is boys; we've got it, as
8 You see" said Dennis. this ia com.
bine.' We each buy a ticket every month,
form pool and divide thu profits. We
have bsen buying tickets for several years,
and at last We struck it, l,,a'...,7is5f
ut was his ticket that did the busineas,"
said Tenny. "Morsn and bought ours,
but Dennis did not have chance to 70
down town. he finally ssked friend Of
his to, bring him up dollar ticket.
Dennis got his dollar ticket and put it in
the pool. I thought no more OF it until
the morning after the drawing. had the
biues, but when saw the Picauune-yo
can guess the rest. There on the ton Of
the column we've the figures So, 74o, and
opposite them the 100000 prize. That
is our humber, and so Dennis, Moran and
I told the boss that. we had important
business down town, and here we are."3
what arc you going to do with the
money" asked the reporter. n r.
".This is in confidence. y We intend TO
dcpleto our finances considerably by hay.
ling good time, and after that we may
90 back TO work tho same as ever, In
fact, We may no. quit work at all. y 3l,s.,s51
Just then check for the money they.
had won was brought to them, and tho
trio departed rejoicing. Dennis is from
county Glare, Ireland. SO years Of ape, has
been in America aimee childhood, and in
New Orleans for five years, Ons OF tho
first habits no acquired was to buy q lot
terry ticket monthly, and now he is glad
he did it. Moran il an Orleanian bred
and born, Tenny Is from North Carolina.
and'eaya it is the first time he has had
his name in the papers. All three are
unmarried, and jolly good fellows. 80
Tho little office had not boon long va.
Gated when in came another caller. Il
was letter carrier P. J. Mooney without
his uniform. Mooney had found bis luck
at last aud he found it with dollar ticket
in the June drawing Of The Louisiana
State Lottery Company. he ia q native
OF New Orleans, q years Of age, is mar
ried, and lives with his i family at 4yO
Ursnlines esreet. In 1854 Postmastsr Mer.
chant appointed him to carry nail and he
was retained under the Democratic ad-
intimidation. < ii ia Sos
Mooney did not believe much in lottery.
He bought ono ticket Tor dollar and won
nothing. This confirmed bis belief or
rather lack Of it. A few days before the
June drawing he determined to try again:
among the Ave tickets he bought was one
bearing the magic figures, 52,740, They
were magic TO him for they opened the
gates Of fortune in day and made him
comparatively q rich n man. t Mooney
bought his tickets two days before the
drawing, aud when he saw the Picayune
on Wednesday morning his Joy can well
DO .imaglned--No. $3.50 had won the
$500. 600 prizs. s5 tss ia !. II.1
al Mooney says he will invest his money
and carry his mail bag with d lighter heart,
There were no other capital prizs holders
who called that day, the other fractions
being held in diatant parts Of the country,
but the reception Of smaller holders con.
tinued untilthe doors were cloeed, tickets
we're presented and cashed, and the June
drawing had been lucky one for many.
No matter in what mood the Callers came,
they all departed smiling.-New Orleans
Ia } Picayune, June IS, 1887. IS,